When we left Opp this morning, we were 76 miles from Fort Walton Beach, our destination for today. Somewhere in the first ten minutes on the road I missed a turn. When we had been on the road for an hour, I began to be concerned that I hadn't crossed the Florida line yet and the alarm bells really started going off when we passed the city limit sign for Andalusia, Alabama, instead. I pulled over and we turned on the Garmin only to find that we were now 84 miles from Fort Walton Beach. I was not a happy camper! What should have been no more than an hour and a half drive ended up taking four hours.
We have come to see my brother Jim and his family as well as my mother who now lives with them. They were supposed to have plenty of room for us to park in their yard, but by now we knew not to count on that, so we checked into the campground at the Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park in Niceville before going on to their house.
The park is named for an Air Force officer who was instrumental in turning the former World War II bombing range into a recreational area. After our favorable experience with the state park in Opp, it seemed a good choice and was closer to Jim's than any of the regular RV parks. It has turned out to be a longer drive than it appeared to be on the map, and he has suggested that we try Henderson State Park in Destin. It's a bit closer and right on the beach, so tomorrow we'll check it out.
Day 44
Opp, AL to Niceville, FL
Daily Mileage: 134.9
Total Mileage: 8,512.1
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